Power of pop art on display at Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

From Warhol to Banksy looks at several artists across pop art and graffiti art and makes connections between the anti-establishment and anti-consumerist voice of both movements and their dissolution of the line between low and high art. The exhibit—running now at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV)—is organized by the Kelowna Art Gallery and […]

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News Briefs: January 6, 2025 issue

Camosun gets $1-million donation, changes building name  Camosun’s Centre for Trades Education and Innovation building has been renamed in recognition of a $1-million contribution by the Bhalla Family. The building, located at the Interurban campus, now stands as the Bhalla Centre for Trades Education and Innovation. Camosun alumnus and former Camosun College Foundation chair Jeety […]

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Lydia’s Film Critique: They All Laughed

In Manhattan, the air is crowded, the people jaded, and the racket tireless. But in Peter Bogdanovich’s Manhattan, crosswalks are merely optional, light jogs are city transit, and an effervescent love has swept up the city and all its citizens.  They All Laughed (1981) calls itself “a New York romance,” a nebulous summary telling very […]

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Open Space: Asking someone’s pronouns should be commonplace

Gendered pronouns exist in about 43 percent of commonly recognized global languages—and English is one of them, utilizing “she/her/hers,” “he/him/his,” “they/them/theirs,” and more. Just like any other facet of language, pronouns change the way we express and understand one another as an extension of our identities. As the structures we use to describe our thoughts, […]

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Chargers teams mainly successful in first half of seasons

The Camosun Chargers teams have been—for the most part—successful in their first half of the season. And three of the four teams competing in the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) are in the top two seeds. This solid start sets them up to try and win it all in the second half of the season. […]

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